In-plane switching electro-optical effect of nematic liquid crystals

Abstract

This report describes the physical principles underlying the switching of nematic liquid crystals (LCs) by an electric field in the plane of the substrate. The results have contributed to development of an IPS-mode-TFT-LCD, which is now commercially available and one of the most popular TFT-LCDs with ultra-wide viewing angle characteristics. The report summarizes work in the Glenn Brown prize winning PhD thesis, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8551 Japan. © 2001 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.